Blue Hill Avenue
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Metascore
41 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 4 Critics What's this?

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9.3 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 26 Ratings

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  • Summary: Inspired by the true story of four neighborhood friends, this is a story of redemption told in Shakespearean proportion. (Cahoots Productions)

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 4
  3. Negative: 1 out of 4
  1. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Kevin Thomas
    70
    This is a demanding, intelligent film of considerable complexity and of sufficient seriousness to justify its 128-minute running time.
  2. Variety
    Reviewed by: Robert Koehler
    50
    Writer-director Craig Ross Jr. offers both rigorously effective dramatic sections and terribly pedantic and melodramatic strokes of overkill.
  3. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: Jon Strickland
    40
    The film is naive in its glorification of violence and vengeance.
  4. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Luke Sader
    30
    The story has little resonance or depth. The R-rated movie comes off as exploitative and derivative.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 16
  3. Negative: 1 out of 16
  1. HBiCLaDiR3d
    10
    Ok Marlon young played pinky not Don Cheadle ok still love Don!!! U are a veryyyyyyyyyyyyy sexy man, chocolate and sexy jus how i like em. Loved u in all the oceans movies… Expand
  2. markm.
    10
    This is the best film i have ever seen! the scarface movie has nothing on this film! im just so mad at the fact that this movie is not getting enough credit for what it is really worth! it just was not hyped up...but then again the oscar nominated movie "Crash" was not given enough credit until afterwards....This is my favorite movie! nothing comes before it!!!… Expand
  3. M.Douglas
    1
    Yeah, that had to be Don Cheadle portraying "Twinkie" who assassinates his own son. Cheadle probably doesn't want anyone knowing he was in this flick. The film has some talented actors and was well shot, but the violence and the overall plot suck -bigtime. We can -and some of us will - do waay better. (All the way from Washington, DC - the Upper South.)… Expand

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